Permanently Residing Under Color of Law (PRUCOL) - SNAP
Overview
A noncitizen Permanently Residing in the U.S. Under Color of Law is referred to as PRUCOL. A noncitizen is considered PRUCOL when the individual is known to the United State Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and there is no evidence that the USCIS is engaged in deportation proceedings against the noncitizen.
Note: PRUCOL is not an immigration status granted by the Department of Homeland Security and therefore will not appear as such on immigration documentation.
PRUCOLs are ineligible to receive federal SNAP benefits; however, PRUCOLs are eligible to receive State SNAP Supplements (if otherwise eligible). Please refer to State SNAP Supplement for more information.
Eligibility Requirements
PRUCOL includes but is not limited to noncitizens who:
- are employment authorized and do not have a qualifying immigration status (for federal SNAP). Please refer to Home > SNAP > Eligibility Requirements > Noncitizen > Eligible Qualified Noncitizens
- have a pending application for asylum or other relevant petition pending (this does not apply to noncitizens with a Cuban/Haitian Entrant status)
- have an approved or pending application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- have a suspension or stay of deportation removal
- are a noncitizen paroled into the U.S. under section 212(d)(5) for less than one year
- are granted voluntary departure
- are living under orders of supervision
- have filed an application, petition, or request to obtain a lawfully present status that has been accepted as properly filed, but who have not yet obtained employment authorization
- have a U-Visa (Victim of Violence)
- are a Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ)
- are granted or have a pending application for deferred action status; or
- have an approved or pending petition for status of relief.
Since not all PRUCOL’s have been given an immigration status, immigration applications and pending statuses may not reflect in the SAVE system. When this occurs, clients must present the most current immigration documentation or other authoritative document for verification.